1918 Baseball Season

The 1918 baseball season was the first to be dramatically affected by World War I -- the American and National Leagues both lost players to the war effort. The games went on, however, and legendary players like Babe Ruth and Walter Johnson continued to thrill fans. Read highlights of the 1918 baseball season below.

The Red Sox vault back to the top in the American League.

St. Louis Browns' George Sisler led the American League in stolen bases.

The Cubs are an easy National League winner.

Owing to World War I, the season is ended on Labor Day, Sept. 2.

The Red Sox triumph in a six-game World Series that begins on Sept. 5 and ends on Sept. 11, 1918.